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<p>The Impact Assessment and Equality Statement, published in 2020 as part of the
Judicial Mandatory Retirement Age (MRA) consultation, outlined our assessment of the
potential effects of raising the MRA. Analysis of retirement trends suggested that
with an MRA of 75, the number of judges and non-legal members in post could be around
400 higher than if the MRA had remained at 70. For magistrates, this figure was 2,000.
These estimates were calculated as an average over a 10-year period.</p><p>The government
intends to legislate to raise the MRA to 75 through the Public Service Pensions and
Judicial Offices Bill, to be introduced shortly. When the MRA is changed to 75, it
will immediately apply to all judicial office holders who are in office on the date
that the legislative measure is commenced. The legislation will include a transitional
provision to enable retired magistrates who are younger than the new MRA to apply
to return to the bench, subject to business need.</p>
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